Polished overlays also referred as polished toppings are cementitious self leveling materials that are poured over a floor and then polished like standard concrete.
Polished self leveling concrete floor.
Self leveling toppings are primarily for use on interior floors but some contractors use them on countertops and in precast molds.
The consistency of a self leveler is more of a slurry so gravity isn t the contractor s friend.
A protop overlay is actually a genuine polished concrete floor.
Concrete is one of the most popular types of flooring especially for homeowners who are interested in an industrial feel for the floors.
May 4 2020 self leveling concrete concrete overlays polished concrete floors the following project was executed by tom zilian of madstone floors from boston ma who created a polished concrete floor over a plywood substrate.
Polishing self leveling concrete overlays.
Then i ll talk about issues that i have seen over the years on these floors when things go wrong.
While most people who have concrete flooring in a living or working space do tend to cover certain areas of the floor with carpets concrete floor polishing is generally a part of the cleaning and maintenance process.
Polished overlays are ideal for covering up floors with poor existing concrete conditions such as unevenness large holes cracks and other variations.
This how to video series hosted by bob harris of the decorative concrete institute walks you through the installation of a decorative polished concrete floor from start to finish.
That s why vertical surfaces are out.
Let s cover what i know is a proven system for polishing self leveling overlays.
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A protop overlay can be coloured easily to fit in with your vision.
Compared to concrete self leveling toppings are relatively thin.
Videos 1 and 2.
The cream the basic idea of the first step with most overlays is to make sure you get the skin cream off the top surface.
While priming and preparing the substrate.